Worms Frozen for 42,000 Years in Siberian Permafrost Wriggle to Life
In Siberia, melting permafrost is releasing nematodes — microscopic worms that live in soil — that have been suspended in a deep freeze since the Pleistocene. Despite being frozen for tens of thousands of years, two species of these worms were successfully revived, scientists recently reported in a new study.
Their findings, published in the May 2018 issue of the journal Doklady Biological Sciences [DOI: 10.1134/S0012496618030079] [DX], represent the first evidence of multicellular organisms returning to life after a long-term slumber in Arctic permafrost, the researchers wrote.
Wikipedia entry on nematode.
Also at ScienceAlert, BGR, and Newsweek.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 31 2018, @05:36PM
I remember hearing that 10,000 years will give you such a crick in the neck.